Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States"Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States" by Frank Crosby. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
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... favor of laying that resolution upon the table . In all questions bearing upon the matter of internal improvements , he took an active interest . He took manly ground in favor of the unrestricted right of petition , and favored a ...
... favor of laying that resolution upon the table . In all questions bearing upon the matter of internal improvements , he took an active interest . He took manly ground in favor of the unrestricted right of petition , and favored a ...
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... favor of laying upon the table a resolution instructing the Committee on the District of Columbia to report a bill prohibiting the slave-trade in the District, and subsequently read a substitute which he favored. This substitute ...
... favor of laying upon the table a resolution instructing the Committee on the District of Columbia to report a bill prohibiting the slave-trade in the District, and subsequently read a substitute which he favored. This substitute ...
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... favor of Col. William H. Bissell, who was elected by a decisive majority. In the formation of the Republican party as such, Mr. Lincoln bore an active and influential part, his name being presented, but ineffectually, at the first ...
... favor of Col. William H. Bissell, who was elected by a decisive majority. In the formation of the Republican party as such, Mr. Lincoln bore an active and influential part, his name being presented, but ineffectually, at the first ...
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... in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States.' “Then opened the roar of loose declamation in favor of 'squatter sovereignty,' and 'sacred right of self-government.' " But , ' said opposition members , ' let.
... in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States.' “Then opened the roar of loose declamation in favor of 'squatter sovereignty,' and 'sacred right of self-government.' " But , ' said opposition members , ' let.
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... favor of the decision ? These things look like the cautious patting and petting of a spirited horse preparatory to mounting him , when it is dreaded that he may give the rider a fall . And why the hasty after - indorsements of the ...
... favor of the decision ? These things look like the cautious patting and petting of a spirited horse preparatory to mounting him , when it is dreaded that he may give the rider a fall . And why the hasty after - indorsements of the ...
Contents
NOMINATED AND ELECTED PRESIDENT | |
TO WASHINGTON | |
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION | |
PREPARING FOR | |
LAST SESSION OF THE THIRTYSEVENTH CONGRESS | |
THE TIDE TURNED | |
LETTERS AND SPEECHES | |
THE THIRTYEIGHTH CONGRESS | |
PROGRESS | |
RENOMINATED | |
RECONSTRUCTION | |
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1864 | |
THE FIRST SESSION OF CONGRESS | |
CLOSE OF 1861 | |
THE CONGRESS OF 18612 | |
THE SLAVERY QUESTION | |
THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN | |
FREEDOM TO MILLIONS | |
REELECTED | |
TIGHTENING THE LINES | |
IN RICHMOND | |
THE LAST | |
THE | |
APPENDIX SPEECH ON THE MEXICAN | |
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